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Public trust in higher education has reached a historic low. A major reason is that rising student debt is undermining the return on investment many students expect from a college degree.

WASHINGTON — In the weeks before the election, the ACLU in Minnesota met with Gov. Tim Walz's staffers in an effort to make sure protections of the state's immigrants remained in place if Donald Trump won the White House again.

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That's accurate. Instead, the largest mall in the U.S. draws heat from passive solar energy along with lighting, store fixtures and bodies.

Thanksgiving in the American way summons up too many colonists and pilgrims for most of us to stomach, but thanksgiving as an action in time and an ongoing way of life is profoundly healing.

Laura Pappano, The Hechinger Report, Joanna Hou, The Hechinger Report

It's not lost on Maren Ward that she's the executive director of a theater company focused on the stories of unhoused people, and she's also acting

State's ‘challenge' process added thousands of new locations that are potentially eligible for funds, but some providers aren't sold on the program.

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